The pitch always sounds better the second time. Airlines proved otherwise. The filing promises more. The prenup protects less. Do the vows hold up?
Signal Indication
On railroads, business, and building
Mergers promise reach. Customers want reliability. Regulators insist on the public interest. Who stands to gain: shippers, shortlines, or shareholders?
Calm waters invite ambition, shifting tides test it. In markets, industries, and life, noise favors the new but results favor the steady. Rory’s moment was built over a decade of 'one day at a time'
Conference realignment, the transfer portal, and NIL deals were rumored to be the ruin of college football by the stalwarts. Yet, we're watching more than ever. What gives?
Onsite v. Hybrid v. Remote is a false dilemma. The office is where the work happens. Prioritize proximity. And, how BNSF's 'bias for growth' is more culture and less marketing jargon.
Sell the corporate jets. See your teammates and customers in person. Choose action. Play a different game than the money managers.
Iterance
On people, technology, and the consequences of decisions
Capital moves fast. Fabrication moves slower. Revenue looks like progress. Optionality looks like patience. What will all this friction produce?
The tools are here. The question is what you're willing to build with them.
The word comes from the Latin iterare: to do again.